Austin Independent School District

Chief Financial Officer Ed Ramos had already planned to leave the district on Aug. 16 after submitting his resignation last month. The superintendent placed him on leave on July 31.

Parents and school board officials said having Spanish interpretation during the ceremonies can change a family's sense of belonging.

Long before she was elected to serve as the District 1 Trustee, Candace Hunter understood the ins and outs of the school board. The former Austin ISD teacher has spent a lot of time trying to help other people understand it too.

The completion of nearly 1,200 evaluations is an important milestone in the district's effort to improve services for students with disabilities.

Austin voters have approved the largest bond in the school district’s history. The Austin ISD board of trustees is also getting four new members after Tuesday's election.

Austin ISD is urging the school board to include $50 million for affordable housing for teachers in the 2022 bond package. Teachers have raised concerns about what it would be like to live in employer-owned housing.

A pandemic waiver allowing parents and guardians to pick up free meals from schools expired at the end of this school year in Texas. Some are now concerned fewer students will have access to nutritious food over the summer.

Austin Independent School District Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde might be leaving the district for Dallas.

Students and staff will now have Feb. 11 and March 4 off. Teachers and campus-based staff will still be paid.

Austin ISD and Hays CISD did not have enough subs to cover all the requests they got this week.